The airline is diversifying and expanding its
winter offering to the South, the United
States and Europe by
leveraging its growing network
MONTREAL, May 19, 2022
/CNW Telbec/ - Air Transat, named World's Best Leisure
Airline in 2021 by Skytrax, is proud to announce today that it is
diversifying and expanding its international offering for winter
2022–2023. For the first time in its history, it will fly to more
than 350 destinations worldwide, about 50 of which will be served
by its own aircraft and some 300 others through its exclusive
virtual interlining service, connectair by Air Transat, as well
as its code-sharing agreements.
"Our customers want and need to travel," says Michèle Barre,
Vice President, Network, Revenue Management and Pricing of Air
Transat. "Our response to their expectations is unique, of high
quality and rich in options. We are offering an unprecedented range
of destinations on four continents for this coming winter as we
continue to develop and strengthen our air network."
Air Transat continues to grow in Quebec while consolidating its position in
Ontario and the Atlantic provinces
with flights to the Caribbean,
Mexico, Central and South America, the United States, Canada and Europe.
Sunshine at will: more options for the South from
Montreal and Toronto
Air Transat will offer direct flights from eight cities across
the country: Montreal,
Quebec City, Toronto, Ottawa, Hamilton, London, Halifax and Moncton. In addition to its flights to the
South, Air Transat will also offer vacationers a selection of
packages at more than 290 properties.
Out of Montreal, Air Transat
will expand its services on the South, including to Colombia, Costa
Rica, Mexico (to
Puerto Vallarta and Cancun), as well as in the Dominican Republic, to Punta Cana. It will also operate direct
flights to Guadeloupe,
Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Panama, the Caribbean, and El
Salvador, as well as Cuba,
where direct flights to Havana are
back in service.
Travellers out of Toronto will
also have plenty of choice to enjoy the sun and beaches of the
South. Air Transat will offer direct flights to Colombia, Costa
Rica, Cuba, the United States, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, the Dominican Republic and St. Maarten.
From Quebec City, nine sun
destinations will be accessible by direct flight to Cuba, Mexico
and the Dominican Republic.
Weekly Flights – South
Destination
|
From
Montreal
|
From Quebec
City
|
From
Toronto
|
ACAPULCO –
Mexico
|
1
|
|
|
CANCUN –
Mexico
|
14
|
5
|
10
|
CARTAGENA –
Colombia
|
3
|
|
2
|
CAYO COCO –
Cuba
|
4
|
2
|
3
|
FORT-DE-FRANCE –
Martinique
|
2
|
|
|
GUANACASTE – Costa
Rica
|
3
|
|
3
|
HAVANA –
Cuba
|
3
|
|
|
HOLGUIN –
Cuba
|
3
|
1
|
4
|
LA ROMANA – Dominican
Republic
|
1
|
|
1
|
MONTEGO BAY –
Jamaica
|
3
|
|
6
|
POINTE-A-PITRE –
Guadeloupe
|
2
|
|
|
PORT-AU-PRINCE –
Haiti
|
1
|
|
|
PUERTO PLATA –
Dominican Republic
|
4
|
1
|
4
|
PUERTO VALLARTA –
Mexico
|
5
|
1
|
2
|
PUNTA CANA – Dominican
Republic
|
12
|
5
|
10
|
RIO HATO –
Panama
|
2
|
|
2
|
SAMANA – Dominican
Republic
|
4
|
1
|
2
|
SAN JOSÉ – Costa
Rica
|
3
|
|
3
|
SAN JUAN – Puerto
Rico
|
1
|
|
1
|
SAN SALVADOR – El
Salvador
|
1
|
|
|
SANTA CLARA –
Cuba
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
ST. MAARTEN – St.
Maarten
|
2
|
|
1
|
VARADERO –
Cuba
|
4
|
2
|
4
|
Major increase in service to
the United States
Air Transat is also pursuing its ambitious development in the
U.S. market, announcing a major increase in its offering from
Montreal to Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Orlando and resuming its direct flights to
Tampa. It will also maintain its
service to New Orleans and extend
service to Los Angeles
year-round.
Weekly Flights – U.S.
Destination
|
From
Montreal
|
From Quebec
City
|
From
Toronto
|
FORT LAUDERDALE –
Florida
|
9
|
5
|
7
|
LOS ANGELES –
California
|
3
|
|
|
MIAMI –
Florida
|
5
|
|
|
NEW ORLEANS –
Louisiana
|
2
|
|
|
ORLANDO –
Florida
|
6
|
2
|
4
|
TAMPA –
Florida
|
2
|
|
|
Easy access to Europe: London year-round from Montreal and Marseille for the holidays
As for Europe, Air Transat will
offer direct flights between Montreal and France, Portugal and Spain, as well as England, and offer year-round flights to
London. It should also be noted
that it will now offer its non-stop flights to Marseille for the holidays until January 8, 2023, and the following day for the
flight back to Montreal.
In addition, there will be direct flights from Toronto to the United Kingdom, Portugal, the
Netherlands, Scotland, and
Italy, as well as from
Quebec City to France.
Weekly Flights – Europe
Destination
|
From
Montreal
|
From Quebec
City
|
From
Toronto
|
FARO –
Portugal
|
|
|
1
|
GLASGOW – United
Kingdom
|
|
|
2
|
LISBON –
Portugal
|
2
|
|
2
|
LONDON – United
Kingdom
|
3
|
|
7
|
MALAGA –
Spain
|
2
|
|
|
MANCHESTER – United
Kingdom
|
|
|
2
|
MARSEILLE –
France
|
2
|
|
|
PARIS –
France
|
12
|
1
|
|
PORTO –
Portugal
|
|
|
1
|
In Canada
Air Transat will also operate domestic flights between
Montreal and Toronto as well as between Montreal and Vancouver.
Weekly Flights – Domestic
Destination
|
Number of
flights
|
MONTREAL–TORONTO
|
7
|
MONTREAL–VANCOUVER
|
6
|
Global network expansion
To enable Canadians to simplify their travel itinerary and
increase international connections, Air Transat is enhancing its
offering with trusted partners through its code-sharing agreements
as well as its virtual interlining service, connectair by Air
Transat. In total, more than 350 destinations are available for
booking.
The innovative connectair by Air Transat platform lets
travellers combine Air Transat's flights with those of seven
partner airlines for more than 240 additional destinations in
Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, Central and South America and Canada.
The winter 2022–2023 flight program is available for booking
today on the airtransat.com and transat.com websites and from all
travel product distributors. New destinations will be announced in
a few weeks. See you in June!
About Air Transat
Founded in Montreal 35 years
ago, Air Transat is a leading leisure travel brand. Voted World's
Best Leisure Airline by passengers at the Skytrax World Airline
Awards, it flies to international and Canadian destinations,
striving to serve its customers with enthusiasm and friendliness at
every stage of their trip or stay, and emphasizing safety
throughout. It is renewing its fleet with the greenest aircraft in
their category as part of a commitment to a healthier environment,
knowing that this is essential to its operations and the
magnificent destinations it offers. Air Transat is a business unit
of Transat A.T. Inc., a world-renowned holiday travel provider that
achieved Travelife certification in 2018 in recognition of its
sustainability commitments.
Recent distinctions and awards
- World's Best Leisure Airline at the Skytrax World Airline
Awards
- Named to Forbes World's Best Employers List
- Best Tour Operator and Favourite Overall Supplier at the
Agents' Choice Awards presented by Baxter Travel Media
- Ranked as Canada's 21st best corporate citizen by
Corporate Knights
SOURCE Transat A.T. Inc.